Fates Worse Than Death is a cyberpunk game which takes place on a fictional Manhattan in the year 2080, where decades of global crisis and war has crippled the city's economic and social structure.
Even though this group's fights and accomplishments help the city get better, often its members also have to deal with their own personal problems, usually related to drugs, violence, or mental illness.
Behind the Eyes of Madness is a supplemental book for the Fates Worse Than Death game world which contains special rules for characters with mental illnesses.
[7] It is properly categorized as historical fantasy because it is set in a technologically accurate version of 1950s Tibet, but it incorporates magic and mythical creatures.
A player will typically take on the role of a minority character (usually African American) who has found a way to stave off death for decades.
The game universe is based on the premise that voodoo and hoodoo philosophies and magic are real, and that minority groups have learned to harness these powers to resist the effects of struggles including discrimination, slavery, and the Civil War.
They might have studied various philosophies and mystical systems for years before embarking on the path, others just woke up one morning and decided to make a change.
What they all have in common is that each has decided to throw himself or herself headfirst into the search for wisdom, self-improvement and power - and rather than pursuing one specific dogma, they will travel the world learning from every person and every experience, in essence letting the universe teach them what it will.